The Latest Breaking News from Yasothon

Dirty school kitchen caused diarrhoea in 267 students, teachers

Poor hygiene in the preparation of school lunches caused 267 young pupils and teachers to suffer acute diarrhoea at a school in Yasothon last week, according to health officials.

Bangkok Post · Jun 17

Dirty school kitchen caused diarrhoea in 267 students, teachers

YASOTHON - Poor hygiene in the preparation of school lunches caused 267 young pupils and teachers to suffer acute diarrhoea at a school in Muang district last week, according to health officials.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16

Food poisoning suspected as 147 schoolchildren fall ill

Doctors say food poisoning is suspected after 147 children experienced abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea at a public school in Yasothon on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 12

Shaman goes too far

A campaign by a social media influencer to chase indecent monks out of Buddhism has turned ugly as he wrongly targeted a senior monk in the northeastern province of Yasothon.

Bangkok Post · May 19, 2022

NACC asked to probe senior officials over Mor Pla's temple raid

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been asked to investigate two senior officials in Yasothon who allowed Jeeraphan Phetkhao, alias Mor Pla, and a crew of reporters to confront ailing renowned monk Luang Pu Saeng Yanwaro at his monastery.

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2022

‘I arrived in London with £300 and a suitcase — now I run a fast-growing insurer’

Janthana Kaenprakhamroy grew up in a small village in Yasothon, in the north east of Thailand, where “jobs are scarce and there are only handful of office jobs around,” she says. “Most people are farmers, education was difficult to access and, as a woman, I was not encouraged to study.”

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2022

Men charged with running underage prostitution ring

Three men have been arrested in Yasothon province on charges of luring a 16-year-old girl into selling herself for sex, via Twitter, and reaping profits from it.

Bangkok Post · Jan 27, 2022